DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: FRI 04/24 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 09Z 21Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - - - - 0700z - - 1002z - - - Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - - - - 12 hr - - 12 hr - - - FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 245 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3124 - - 3319 - - - BL Depth Hcrit - - - - - - 2615 - - 2961 - - - Hcrit BL Top - - - - - - 4013 - - 4208 - - - BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - - - - 2014 - - 1531 - - - Hgt.Variab. W* - - - - - - 323 - - 382 - - - W* B/S - - - - - - 4 - - 4 - - - B/S BL Wind - - - - - - 14 - - 15 - - - BL Wind Direction - - - - - - 270 - - 300 - - - Direction Wind Shear - - - - - - 4 - - 2 - - - Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - - - - 0 - - -13 - - - Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - - - - 1099 - - 370 - - - CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - - - - 2914 - - 3838 - - - sfcLCL ODpotential - - - - - - 442 - - -755 - - - ODpotential blCL - - - - - - 3571 - - 4963 - - - blCL maxRH - - - - - - 95 - - 80 - - - maxRH CAPE - - - - - - 510 - - 110 - - - CAPE Temp@2m - - - - - - 68.7 - - 67.6 - - - Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - - - - 58.7 - - 53.7 - - - DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - - - - 67.9 - - 66.3 - - - Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - - - - 57.6 - - 53.2 - - - DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - - - - 142 - - 245 - - - Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - - - - 3124 - - 3319 - - - BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - - - - 82 - - 19 - - - EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - - - - 10 - - 8 - - - EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 97171 27 218 33 242 97171 89794 17 233 28 227 89794 84140 13 257 15 222 84140 79464 8 256 11 235 79464 75440 7 196 8 249 75440 71885 4 148 4 261 71885 68673 6 029 3 317 68673 65721 12 357 6 352 65721 62976 10 342 13 332 62976 60306 13 315 16 303 60306 57519 10 323 15 320 57519 54625 19 321 13 322 54625 51841 19 295 11 298 51841 49317 17 265 15 257 49317 47052 25 254 27 247 47052 45010 33 240 29 217 45010 43175 31 227 31 209 43175 41516 36 207 43 196 41516 39979 43 195 42 212 39979 38536 45 204 63 225 38536 37184 56 212 69 218 37184 35875 63 213 63 211 35875 34540 64 212 64 211 34540 33152 63 212 68 216 33152 31713 62 212 71 216 31713 30208 61 211 70 216 30208 28626 58 213 60 218 28626 26969 53 214 52 221 26969 25234 50 215 50 225 25234 23428 51 221 41 228 23428 21559 45 235 30 238 21559 19618 26 229 23 232 19618 17601 24 224 21 229 17601 15551 26 223 23 241 15551 13575 29 228 24 243 13575 11772 28 241 25 247 11772 10168 23 253 21 260 10168 8741 17 266 17 275 8741 7471 14 272 14 298 7471 6344 13 269 15 304 6344 5346 13 266 14 299 5346 4468 14*267 13*297 4468 3692 14*268 14*298 3692 2996 14 269 15 299 2996 2381 14 270 16 300 2381 1866 14 270 16 300 1866 1470 14 270 16 300 1470 1198 13 271 15 300 1198 1032 12 271 14 300 1032 937 10 270 12 301 937 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography